OK, first thanks, I am not renting a stroller. All of the replies have been consistant with no need for a stroller...I will post on this thread from the park if we need to rent mid day and there are none left...
Second, I don't feel so guilty about having no time to loose weight. Not that I don't still want to, somehow magically, before my trip.
on both!
While I would agree that the kids are busier as they get older, I still think I have bigger chunks of time for myself. They're all gone for at least 7 hours a day with school, so that's my time to work (again, I do the majority of my work out of a home office, so that's a huge perk for me), exercise, household chores, etc.
Once they're home from school, I'm running them around to activities (sports, band, scouts, social activities). But they're also so much more independent - I do barely anything for my oldest now! He gets himself up in the morning, makes his own breakfast, handles his homework on his own (honestly, I don't think I could help him with the courses he takes) and just manages his time really well.
When they were little, I felt like I had to help with every little thing - bathing, getting dressed, brushing teeth, eating....it was just exhausting!
QOTD!
Have you started a PTR? Are you going to do a TR?
This is less a QOTD and more a Give Me Some Reading Material.
We really try to eat dinner together, but it's so hard when they have all these activities!!QOTD!
Have you started a PTR? Are you going to do a TR?
This is less a QOTD and more a Give Me Some Reading Material.
QOTD!
Have you started a PTR? Are you going to do a TR?
This is less a QOTD and more a Give Me Some Reading Material.
.). They don't get as much of a following as the Disney-only reports (as you have probably figured out, we are "Orlando" lovers, and only once have kept our trip exclusively Disney-only, which tends to alienate a certain portion of Disboarders), but I hope they are helpful for others who might be considering an offsite stay.
Happy hubby = a much more enjoyable vacation. And one who agrees to back again sooner than they would have otherwise
I bet your kiddos will *love* Art of Animation!! And an $1000 savings is a nice chunk of change to have in your back pocket. Sounds like the adjustments made to your plans make it a vacation everyone can be happy about!
Its funny....my DH never wants to know what the final cost is. He always jokes that he loves the trips and has tons of fun, as long as he doesn't know how much its costing. When I calculated up what we spent on our Florida getaways in 2012 (we went three times.....January, August and Christmas week) he almost passed out. In his mind, all he could think of was "we could almost have bought you a brand new small car with what we paid for Florida trips in a single year".
Meh, who needs a new car when we're making family memories?
Welcome to the August party! 
I really wanted to try Chefs de France! It'd be cute to catch Remy too.
Oooh I've never seen someone change resorts twice. That could be a lot of fun!
I never really thought about split stays until I started reading on the dis, and 4 just kind of floors me. Maybe if I didn't bring kids. Or the hubs.
That is crazy, but I love it! The most we've done is three different resorts as well. I don't think we would do more than that, but we like to try at least two resorts for each vacation. It's like Disney Bingo!
We do split stays with a dining and ticket package. Generally, it means we are staying 3-nights at one main resort (which qualifies for special offers that come out), and then we tack on a room-only for a day before and/or after at a different resort. I only wish we had started doing this sooner. We could have experienced alot more resorts by now!
